Senior Software Engineer

Partner with business and product stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
Own solution architecture connecting the vendor policy administration system with internal platforms for new annuity products
Guide design decisions with vendor engineering and internal platform teams
Identify and automate manual deployment, testing, and operational handoff processes
Document existing processes, integration behavior, and system architecture; define future-state architecture and roadmap
Facilitate integration of internal systems and third-party/vendor solutions
Manage the solution architecture roadmap and quarterly planning dependencies
Lead software and vendor selection, technical due diligence, and build-versus-buy/configure recommendations
Coordinate releases and deployments across vendor and internal platforms
Support QA through testable integration architecture and test automation tooling
Identify and reduce technical debt in team tooling
Eliminate process debt and automate manual and paper-based workflows
Bring feasibility assessments and cross-platform dependencies into quarterly planning
Promote AI-assisted tools and workflows
Plan data and reporting needs with the Data Platforms team
Lead incident response and post-mortems for complex production issues; remain available off-hours for critical incidents
Mentor engineers, review technical designs and architecture decision records, and serve as the team's technical resource
Occasionally prototype, perform spikes, or solve difficult technical problems hands-on

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 7 years of experience in software engineering or technical leadership
• Significant prior hands-on development experience
• Experience providing architectural oversight of vendor-built or third-party platforms and integrations
• Experience running vendor/software evaluations, technical due diligence, build-versus-buy, and build-versus-configure analyses
• Experience owning a product or platform roadmap and leading quarterly planning cycles
• Experience with release management, testing coordination, and test automation practices
• Experience defining and executing technical debt reduction strategies
• Working knowledge of full-stack, cloud-native architecture, including Type Script/React, REST integration, SQL/data, and AWS
• Insurance, annuity, or retirement domain experience strongly preferred
• Experience with vendor policy administration platforms such as FAST, wmA, OIPA, or comparable is a strong plus
• Comfort collaborating directly with external vendor engineering and product teams
• Ability to quickly learn new domains, tools, and vendor platforms
• Experience using AI-assisted approaches to improve efficiency and quality
• Financial services or regulated-industry experience preferred

Demonstrates expertise in solution architecture, integrating vendor platforms with internal systems, and leading technical evaluations. Proficient in managing product roadmaps, reducing technical debt, and utilizing AI-assisted tools to enhance operational efficiency.

• Solution Architecture
• Technical Leadership
• Vendor Evaluation
• Full-Stack Development
• Cloud-Native Architecture

• Software Engineering
• Technical Oversight
• Test Automation
• Technical Debt Reduction
• Type Script
• React
• REST Integration
• SQL
• AWS
• Integration Architecture

• Collaboration
• Mentoring
• Problem-Solving
• Communication

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
• Software Engineering

• Insurance
• Annuity
• Retirement
• Financial Services
• Regulated Industry

• Vendor Policy Administration Platforms
• FAST
• WmA
• OIPA
• AI-Assisted Tools